Taisho Roman Revolution

[idolpro]

[ Everything fades to black...and you awaken in an opera house.

You're wearing servant uniforms, and a newspaper informs you that you are currently in %COUNTRYNAME% in the year %CONTEMPORARY%+1. The newspaper is otherwise actually fairly unhelpful, aside from something detailing the results of a recent attempt at revolt in a city in %COUNTRYNAME%: worker’s success at managing a nearby gold mine led to dreams of every man being a king - the revolutionaries may have been successful had it not been for a concurrent jailbreak and mass slaughter putting local authorities on alert, buying time for military intervention - the town was nearly levelled to the ground, with few survivors.

But you seem to remember - you survived, didn’t you?

...Also, below the main headline about the failed revolution, there's something about Those Who Crave Hands? Huh.

Anyways, you've got marketing to do! ]

Comments

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

...Avante.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

If it's something you think you need to say now, we can discuss it. Otherwise, the privacy of the dorms might be better. If you want it to be kept off-screen.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

It won't make a difference in this game, there's nothing we can do.

[But it's already been out in the open in view of the cameras, so...]

It turns out I have a son on Avante. I'd...like to do what I can to protect him. But I realise that's asking a lot, considering the animosity.

Re: DISCUSSION

[time5kip]

[ oh. He told him. Just butting in the conversation ]

I'm fine with it, Shu will also likely agree despite our, well. General issues with Avante. It's your son.

Congratulations on your newfound fatherhood.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

[ A long. Suffering. Sigh. ]

It's Griffin, isn't it.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

[IS IT CONGRATULATIONS THOUGH? how is someone supposed to feel about suddenly having an adult son]

...Thanks.

[Of course it's Griffin they look exactly alike and he's a moron for not realising it]

What gave it away?

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

Your everything. Also the fact that he was rambling about you the other night. He just didn't tell me your relationship.

[ But this makes perfect sense. ]

I don't have any qualms not targetting Avante. I tried to make an alliance with them in the past, but...

[ . . . ]

They wanted to break it.

Obviously I cannot and will not target a unit that has your child on it. Since... well, I know exactly how painful that would be. But... I have to ask. Are they going to extend that sort of thing to us in turn? They have never once hesitated to throw us to the wayside and watch our corpses pile up.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

...He was talking about me?

[Oh no. that sounds Bad.]

I couldn't say. He told me he wouldn't give Taisho special consideration because of me, which could be empty posturing, or perfectly truthful, and I don't care either way. I don't intend to discuss it with him like some sort of bargain.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

. . . We'll have to talk with Shu.

I don't like the idea of our unit sacrificing itself each time if he's not going to return the favor. And I admit that while I genuinely like Griffin, I don't trust him to show sympathy toward us either. Especially if he told you that.

[ She sighs ]

I guess there's no easy relationships here, huh.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

I never said sacrifice ourselves. That's entirely different. We look after ourselves first. I only happen to have a preference against attacking someone.

Re: DISCUSSION

[sunflowering]

. . . Games sometimes turn out a little trickier than that.

But it's not like I relish the idea of hitting Avante. I like Shrike, Kestrel, Gold, Cardinal-- they aren't bad people, and obviously Griffin is important to you.

I'll protect him with my life.

They just have a weird and unfortunate perception of us that I don't think actually represents us accurately.

. . . Maybe they're actually obsessed with us?

Re: DISCUSSION

[firststone]

Are you going to introduce us? Oh, Kaguya, I want to meet your girl, too ♥

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodyrose]

You'll be bound to meet her at some point, since she visits.

Re: DISCUSSION

[firststone]

Oh, that's great! What's she like?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodyrose]

Friendly, kind, considerate. She takes after both Yuuki and I in different ways.

Re: DISCUSSION

[firststone]

Ohhh, so you're the father? How nice~ Aren't you both lucky!

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodyrose]

Yeah. Ren has the same hair and eye color as me, but she really got her looks from her mother. Ah- we refer to her by her real name, but here she's more commonly known as Nova.

Re: DISCUSSION

[firststone]

Ren or Nova, all right. How old is she?

Re: DISCUSSION

[bloodyrose]

Around 16, if we're to gauge by her memories.

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

You can find him yourself.

Re: DISCUSSION

[firststone]

Hahah, how cold. Griffin, right? I will, then~ How old is he?

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

I wouldn't know, twenties?

Re: DISCUSSION

[firststone]

You don't really remember him, though, huh? Can't talk about what he was like as a baby or anything...

Re: DISCUSSION

[auguryofinnocence]

It isn't a matter of memory, I've never known him, so no matter what you're fishing for, I have no answer.

Re: DISCUSSION

[firststone]

So how do you even know you're related?